What is Zero Data Retention?
An arrangement where an AI provider does not keep prompts or outputs after answering and does not train on them. Legal teams look for it in the contract before sending client material to a tool.
answered · 0 kept · 0 used to train
Zero data retention means the AI provider…
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Before the pilot, Mei confirmed in the vendor contract that the tool ran with zero data retention, so client prompts would not be stored or used for training.
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A prompt card goes in and the reply prints out. The machine's own copies of both fall straight into the shredder; the record drawer's counter stays at 0 and nothing enters the capped training pipe.
Read the sample vendor terms below in your legal AI tool and tell me whether they promise zero data retention: quote the lines on storing prompts, training on them, and any exceptions. List what is still unclear to ask the vendor.
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